Cathedral School (Maine)

School in Portland, Maine, United States

Cathedral School

Address

14 Locust Street

Portland

Maine

04101

United States

Coordinates| 43°39′44″N 70°15′14″W﻿ / ﻿43.6621°N 70.2539°W﻿ / 43.6621; -70.2539
Information
Founded| 1864
Status| Closed
Closed| 2011
Grades| K–8
Enrollment| 136 (2011)
Website| www.cathedralportland.com

Cathedral School was a private, Roman Catholic school in Portland, Maine. Cathedral School was founded by Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur in 1864. The school offered classes from kindergarten to 8th grade. It was the "mother school" of Maine's parochial school system.[1] Shortly after temporarily housing what was formerly known as West School from 2012-2013, the building became home to Portland Adult Education, an adult education program committed to helping adults take the HiSET test, a GED equivalent, and, in certain circumstances, earn a high school diploma.

## History

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St. Aloysius School was founded in 1864 in downtown Portland, Maine. Burned down in the 1866 Great Fire in Portland, the school was rebuilt in the current structure in 1876. In 2011, 63% of students at the school were receiving financial aid and the school faced rising costs of operation. In 2010–11, enrollment was 136 students. The cost per student was $4,200 but the highest tuition was $3,925, leaving massive deficits.[2] The school closed at the end of the 2011 school year.[citation needed]

## References

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1. ^ School History CathedralPortland.com
2. ^ School days to end at Cathedral after 147 years Portland Press Herald, April 15, 2011

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